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A DIGITAL SUPPLEMENT TO BEAD&BUTTON MAGAZINE

August 2012 Issue 110

Make this crystal bracelet in under 1 hour

Thread or beading wire: how to choose what’s best for your project, p.13

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Bracelet bonanza! Liven up your look with 9 great bracelet styles

Get in shape with brick stitch

Stitch a classic cuff with Tila beads

Make rivoli bezels with filigree

Highlight a gemstone cab with pearls

Nobody does it quite like Sherry! Follow her lead to make this playful bracelet, p. 36.

3 ways to customize metal findings to match your project

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More great bracelets! Sew a garden of flowers for your wrist

pg. 4

Create a classic cuff with peyote stitch

pg. 7

Combine Tila beads, bugles, and drops for a spiky adornment pg. 10

PLUS! Make a cute brick stitch ornament pg. 17

Stitch a three-drop peyote fleur-de-lis bracelet

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ne of the most frequent requests we get is for Bead&Button to become a monthly publication. Our readers simply can’t get enough! While it isn’t possible at this point for us to double the number of issues we print, we at Bead&Button are happy to bring you this first ever issue of B&B Extra, a digital supplement exclusively for our magazine subscribers. A new issue of B&B Extra will become available every other month, between the months in which you receive your regular issues. So now — finally — you’ll receive Bead&Button projects every month! I hope you enjoy this inaugural issue, featuring four great bracelet projects plus a versatile ornament. Our sponsors are a vital part of the beading community, so please join me in welcoming them and consider shopping with them the next time you have a need for beads!

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Contents Along the garden path bracelet......................... 4 Turkish embroidery bracelet.............................. 7 Spiky Tila bracelet............................................ 10 Fleur-de-lis bracelet......................................... 14 Ornament in bloom.......................................... 17 The designs in B&B Extra are for your personal enjoyment. They may not be taught or sold without permission.

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PEYOTE STITCH / BEAD WEAVING

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Stitch charming flower-head components, and string them along a delicate peyote pathway designed by Deborah Kashdan

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Create your own unique flowers using fire-polished beads in a variety of colors for a lovely pastoral bracelet. A discreet strip of peyote stitch supports the flowers, provides a place to attach the clasp, and gives the bracelet substance. You can also experiment with omitting the peyote strip. [4] Pick up seven 110s, and sew through

stepbystep First flower head [1] On a comfortable length of thread or Fireline, pick up 12 110 seed beads, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Sew through all the beads again to form a ring, and tie the working thread and tail with a square knot (Online Beading Basics). [2] Pick up a 4 mm pearl, sew through the corresponding 110 on the opposite side of the ring (figure 1, a–b), and sew back through the pearl and the 110 your thread exited at the start of this step (b–c). [3] Pick up three 110s, skip the next 110 in the ring, and sew through the following 110 to form a picot (c–d). Repeat this stitch to complete the round, and step up through the first two 110s in the first picot (d–e).

the center 110 of the next picot in the previous round (figure 2, a–b). Repeat this stitch to complete the round, creating six points. Step up through the first four 110s added in this round (b–c). [5] Pick up seven 110s, and sew through the center 110 of the next point in the previous round (figure 3, a–b). Repeat this stitch to complete the round, creating the outside edge of the flower head (b–c). [6] Pick up a color A 4 mm firepolished bead, and sew through the 110 in the initial ring of beads that corresponds with the 110 your thread exited at the start of this step (figure 4, a–b). Sew back through the A, the 110 your thread exited at the start of this step, and the next three 110s along the outer edge of the flower head (b–c).

pink/green bracelet 63⁄4 in. (17.1 cm) • 8 4 mm glass pearls (pink) • 4 mm fire-polished beads 48 color A (Czech, olivine) 32 color B (Czech, light pink) • 4–6 g 110 seed beads (Toho 514, copper gold iris metallic) • 3–4 g 150 seed beads (Toho 161, full gloss iridescent crystal AB) • lobster claw clasp • 2 9 mm jump rings • nylon beading thread, size D, or Fireline 6 lb. test • beading needles, #12 purple/green bracelet colors: • 4 mm glass pearls (antique gold) • 4 mm fire-polished beads color A (Czech, amethyst/topaz two toned) color B (Czech, amethyst) • 110 seed beads (Toho 183, hybrid ultra luster green) • 150 seed beads (Toho 617, matte color dark olive)

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Use a different combination of colors for each flower head to stitch a bouquet for your wrist. – Jane

Deborah Kashdan 4 mm glass pearl

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began beading in 2008 and started a small craft business called Earthly Treasures. She lives and beads in Boynton Beach, Florida. Contact her at [email protected], or to see more of her designs, visit www.etsy.com/shop/ earthlytreasuresbyDK.

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The clever design of this bracelet weaves a peyote band among the flowers for an added pop of color.

[7] Pick up a color B 4 mm fire-polished bead, sew through the center 110 in the corresponding picot created in step 3 (c–d), and sew back through the B. Skip the next 110 along the outer edge, and sew through the next four 110s (d–e). [8] Repeat steps 6 and 7. Repeat step 6 once more, but sew through eight 110s along the outer edge instead of four (e–f). [9] Repeat steps 6 and 7 twice, and then work step 6 again, but sew through eight 110s along the outer edge instead of four (f–g). End the working thread and tail (Online Basics).

Subsequent flower heads [1] Repeat steps 1–4 of “First flower

Peyote band and assembly [1] Measure your wrist to determine

head.” To join to the previous flower head: Work as in step 5, but stop after the fifth repeat with your thread exiting the center 110 in the outer round of points (figure 5, point a). Sew through seven 110s along the outside edge of an unembellished cavity in the previous flower head (a–b), and then sew through the center 110 of the next point in the new flower head (b–c). [2] Repeat steps 6–9 of “First flower head.” [3] Repeat steps 1 and 2 to make and join a total of eight flower heads.

your desired bracelet length. On a comfortable length of thread or Fireline, attach a stop bead (Online Basics), leaving an 8-in. (20 cm) tail. Pick up six 150 seed beads, and work in flat evencount peyote stitch (Online Basics) to create a band that is 1–2 in. (2.5–5 cm) longer than your wrist measurement. [2] Remove the stop bead. String a 9 mm jump ring over this end of the band, and with the tail, stitch the end beads to the back of the band approximately 1⁄2 in. (1.3 cm) from the end. [3] Leading with the unfinished end of the band, string the flower heads onto the peyote band by weaving over the seven-bead edge of the unembellished cavities of the flower heads. Center the flower heads on the band, and add or remove rows of peyote if necessary. [4] Repeat step 2 on the remaining end of the band, and then open the jump ring (Online Basics), and attach the lobster claw clasp. w

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PEYOTE STITCH

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Create a bracelet inspired by Turkish kilim motifs

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Work two peyote stitch panels, and join them with accent beads. A toggle bar and built-in slot serve as the clasp.

materials bracelet 77⁄8 x 2 in. (20 x 5 cm) • 10 3 mm round accent beads (red) • 110 Delica cylinder beads 3 g color A (DB0254, opaque luster silver gold) 7 g color B (DB0352, matte eggshell) 1 g color C (DB0373, metallic matte dark green) 2 g color D (DB0795, opaque matte coral) 2 g color E (DB0729, opaque turquoise green) • nylon beading thread or Fireline 6 lb. test • beading needles, #11 or #12

stepbystep [1] On a comfortable length of thread or Fireline and leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, follow the pattern to work two panels in flat odd-count peyote stitch (Online Beading Basics) using 110 Delica cylinder beads. On one panel, omit the center bead in each of the indicated rows, leaving an open slot. On the other panel, use color B beads where the opening is indicated. End and add thread (Online Basics) as needed. [2] To create the toggle bar: On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread and leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, work a strip of flat oddcount peyote that is 13 cylinder beads wide and six rows long. Roll the strip into a tube, and zip up (Online Basics) the end rows. [3] With the working thread exiting an end bead in the tube, pick up a 3 mm bead, and sew through the corresponding end bead on the opposite side of the tube. Sew through the beadwork of the tube to exit an end bead on the other end of the tube, and add a 3 mm bead the same way. End the tail but not the working thread. [4] Sew through the beadwork of the tube to exit a bead at the center of the toggle bar. Stitch a strip of five cylinder beads using ladder stitch (Online Basics). Stitch the five-bead strip to the center of the 21st row of the panel without the open slot. [5] Using the working thread and tails from the panels, connect the panels by sewing back and forth through 3 mm beads positioned between the up-beads at the remaining ends of the panels. End all the remaining threads. w

www To brush up on the Online Beading Basics referenced in this story, go to www.BeadAndButton.com/ Basics.

Mahide Erkan lives in Istanbul, Turkey. She has a Bachelors and Masters degree in architecture. She transfers kilim, embroidery, and textile designs to her jewelry. Contact her at mahide44@ gmail.com.

PATTERN

Color A, opaque luster silver gold Color B, matte eggshell Color C, metallic matte dark green Color D, opaque matte coral Color E, opaque turquoise green

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Spiky

LADDER STITCH / BEAD WEAVING

Tila bracelet

Bugle beads and drops spice up and spike up a Tila bead bracelet designed by Kassie Inman

This project begs to be toyed with. Work the band with alternating colors of Tila beads and bugles (as in the green bracelet), or choose a monochromatic palette (as in the blue version).

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Add just a touch of biker chic with long bugle beads and drop-bead embellishments. The width of the beadwork gives you the look of a cuff with the drape of a bracelet.

stepbystep

Spikes [1] Add 2 yd. (1.8 m) of Fireline to one

Band [1] On a comfortable length of Fireline,

end of the band, and exit the first hole of an end B (figure 2, point a). [2] Pick up two color D 6 mm bugle beads, sew down through the next hole of the same Tila bead (a–b), and then sew up through the adjacent hole of the following Tila bead (b–c). Pick up two color C 6 mm bugle beads, sew down through the next hole of the same Tila bead, and then sew up through the adjacent hole of the following Tila bead (c–d). Repeat these two stitches for the length of the band, alternating between D and C 6 mm bugle beads, and then sew through the beadwork to exit the end Tila bead along the opposite edge. Repeat this step to add spikes to the other edge of the band. End the thread.

pick up a color A 5 mm Tila bead, a color B 5 mm Tila bead, an A, and a B. Sew through all four Tila beads again to form a ring, sewing through the same holes as before and leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Form the Tila beads into two stacks of two beads each (figure 1, a–b). Sew through the second hole of both Tila beads in the last stack (b–c). [2] Working in two-bead ladder stitch, pick up a B and an A, and sew through the Tila beads in the previous stack and the two Tila beads just picked up (c–d). Continue through the second hole of the two new Tila beads (d–e). Repeat this stitch, flip-flopping the A and B each time, until the band is ¼ in. (6 mm) short of the desired bracelet length. End and add thread (Online Beading Basics) as needed. End with an odd number of stacks of Tila beads. End the working thread and tail.

materials green bracelet 61⁄4 in. (15.9 cm) • 4–5 g 5 mm Tila beads in each of 2 colors: color A (Miyuki 2005, matte metallic copper), color B (Miyuki 2035, matte khaki iris) • 2 g 6 mm bugle beads in each of 2 colors: color C (Toho F463K, frosted matte pink/green), color D (Toho 706, matte metallic teal) • 2–3 g 3.4 mm drop beads (Miyuki 462, metallic gold iris) • 1 g 150 seed beads in each of 2 colors: color E (Toho 703, matte Cabernet) color F (Miyuki 454, metallic dark plum) • 3-strand slide clasp • Fireline 6 lb. test • beading needles, #12 blue bracelet colors: • 4 g 9 mm bugle beads (Toho 705, matte raku blue/plum iris) • 5 mm Tila beads (Miyuki 2001, matte metallic blue-grey) • 3.4 mm drop beads (Miyuki 455, metallic variegated blue iris) • 150 seed beads: color E (Miyuki 401FR, matte black AB), color F (Miyuki 452, metallic dark blue iris)

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To brush up on the Online Beading Basics referenced in this story (plus lots of other techniques!), go to www.BeadAndButton.com/Basics.

Kassie Inman has been designing and making jewelry and other bead art since 2004. She lives in western North Carolina with her son and daughter, who also like to bead. She works full time in payroll and accounting, and beading is her way to relax after work. Visit her website, www.beadingbutterfly.com, or email her at [email protected].

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Embellishment [1] Add 2 yd. (1.8 m) of Fireline

[4] Sew through a loop of the clasp,

to one end of the band, and sew up through the first bugle bead along this edge with the needle pointing away from the band (figure 3, point a). [2] Pick up two color F 150 seed beads, and sew through the adjacent bugle bead (a–b). Pick up four color E 150 seed beads, a 3.4 mm drop bead, and four Es. Cross the band diagonally, and sew through the corresponding bugle bead with the needle pointing away from the band (b–c). [3] Repeat step 2 (c–d) for the length of the bracelet, zigzagging across the band, and exit the last bugle bead along one edge with the needle point-

pick up a drop bead, and sew back through the loop of the clasp and the adjacent hole of the end Tila bead (a–b). Repeat this stitch twice (b–c). Retrace the thread path through the loops and drop beads to secure the connection. [5] Sew through the first holes in both end Tila beads, exiting the first unembellished bugle bead with the needle pointing away from the band (c–d). [6] Work as in steps 2–4, but instead of picking up a new drop bead in step 2, sew through the existing drop bead to form an X across the center of the band. End the thread. w

ing toward the band (figure 4, point a).

EDITOR’S NOTE: Make a wider band by starting with six Tila beads in step 1 of “Band,” and then work step 2, but pick up three Tila beads in each stack. In step 2 of “Embellishment,” pick up six 150s on either side of the drop bead. Use a four-strand slide clasp for the closure. – Jane

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PRECIOSA Twin

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THREE-DROP PEYOTE STITCH

Fleur-de-lis bracelet

Wear a classic motif with this quick-to-stitch pattern designed by Josie Fabre

Two colors + one decorative design = a very wearable bracelet!

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DBH0035 Metallic galvanized silver hex cut DB0453 Galvanized dark gunmetal

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My inspiration for this piece came from the fleur-de-lis that are seen everywhere in Louisiana. It’s worked in three-drop peyote stitch, which means this bracelet comes together quickly.

stepbystep [1] On a comfortable length of thread

PATTERN 1

or Fireline and leaving a 12-in. (30 cm) tail, follow pattern 1 to work in threedrop peyote stitch using 110 hex-cut and cylinder beads. Go online to BeadAndButton.com/Basics to learn how to work two-drop peyote; threedrop is worked the same way but with three beads per stitch. End and add thread (Online Basics) as needed. [2] To create a toggle bar: On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread and leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, work a strip of flat evencount peyote stitch (Online Basics) that is 18 beads wide and 12 rows long. You can work the bar in all one color bead, or follow pattern 2 to create a center stripe. Roll the strip into a tube, and zip up (Online Basics) the end rows. [3] At the center of the toggle bar, make a flat even-count peyote tab two beads wide and eight rows long (pattern 3). Use the two red boxes in pattern 1 as a guide to attach the tab. [4] To create a toggle ring (see the photo on the previous page): On the other end of the band, using the 12-in. (30 cm) tail, exit the 10th bead from the edge. In flat even-count peyote, make a strip 28 beads long and two beads wide. Attach the strip to the 10th bead from the other edge. w

bracelet without the clasp 67⁄8 x 13⁄4 in. (17.5 x 4.4 cm) • 10 g 110 hex-cut beads (DBH0035, metallic galvanized silver) • 5 g 110 cylinder beads (DB0453, galvanized dark gunmetal) • nylon beading thread or Fireline 6 lb. test • beading needles, #11 or #12

www To brush up on the Online Beading Basics referenced in this story (plus lots of other techniques!), go to www.BeadAndButton.com/ Basics.

Josie Fabre has been beading for almost 10 years. She resides in Slidell, Louisiana. She is a full-time scientist and mother but beads every chance she gets. She is inspired by nature, art, and architecture. She also enjoys photography and is beginning to combine her photographs with her jewelry designs. Contact Josie at [email protected], or visit her website, www.josie.etsy.com.

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BRICK STITCH

Ornament in

bloom Follow the natural shape of brick stitch to make a 3-D ornament featuring a floral pattern and looped fringe by Julia Gerlach

Join the bases of a pair of beaded pyramids to make a festive holiday bauble.

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materials Color A, metallic raspberry Color B, opaque cream Color C, sparkle aqua green-lined teal Color D, transparent olive luster Color E, silver-lined raspberry Color F, silver-lined orange Color G, lined light cranberry AB Color H, silver-lined yellow PATTERN

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This ornament is truly versatile. Work it up in your favorite colorway to reflect any holiday or season, or use a different bead size to make a larger or smaller bauble.

stepbystep

Assembly [1] Place two panels side by side.

Triangular panels [1] On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread, work in

Using the working thread from one, sew through the corresponding edge bead on the other panel, and continue through the next edge bead (photo a). Repeat this stitch to connect all the edge beads on this side. Do not end the working thread. [2] Repeat step 1 to attach a third panel, and then repeat again to connect the first panel to the third panel. [3] Repeat steps 1 and 2 with the remaining three panels to make a second 3-D triangle. [4] With a remaining thread from one of the 3-D triangles, sew through the beadwork to exit an A at the tip. Pick up a 3 mm fire-polished bead and nine color B 130 Charlottes. Sew back through the 3 mm and tip A adjacent to the one your thread exited at the start of this step (photo b). Sew up through the following tip A, and retrace the thread path through the 3 mm and Charlottes, sewing through tip As that you have not sewn through yet. Retrace the thread path once more, making sure all the tip As are attached to the 3 mm. End the thread. [5] To make the fringe, add thread (Online Basics) to the other 3-D

ladder stitch (Online Beading Basics) to make a ladder of 15 color A 110 cylinder beads, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. This is row 1 of the panel. [2] Working in brick stitch, follow the pattern using 110 cylinder beads in colors A–H to stitch the next 13 rows: Row 2: A, C, four Bs, two Ds, four Bs, C, A Row 3: A, B, D, two Bs, D, E, D, two Bs, D, B, A Row 4: A, B, three Ds, two Es, three Ds, B, A Row 5: A, three Bs, E, G, E, three Bs, A Row 6: A, two Bs, E, two Gs, E, two Bs, A Row 7: A, B, E, three Gs, E, B, A Row 8: A, B, E, two Fs, E, B, A Row 9: A, B, F, H, F, B, A Row 10: A, B, two Hs, B, A Row 11: A, three Bs, A Row 12: A, two Bs, A Row 13: A, C, A Row 14: two As End the tail (Online Basics) but not the working thread. Set the panel aside. [3] Repeat steps 1 and 2 to make a total of six panels.

ornament 2¾ x 1 in. (7 x 2.5 cm) • 3 mm fire-polished bead • 110 Miyuki Delica cylinder beads 1–2 g in each of 8 colors: color A (DB0428, metallic raspberry) color B (DB0732, opaque cream) color C (DB1769, sparkle aqua greenlined teal) color D (DB1227, transparent olive luster) color E (DB1342, silver-lined raspberry) color F (DB0045, silver-lined orange) color G (DB0062, lined light cranberry AB) color H (DB0145, silver-lined yellow) • 1 g 110 seed beads (Czech, silver-lined pink) • 1 g 130 Charlottes in each of 2 colors: color B (Czech, opaque cream) color I (Czech, olive jade luster) • nylon beading thread, size D • beading needles, #12 • polyester fiberfill

www To brush up on the Online Beading Basics in this story, go to www.BeadAndButton.com/Basics.

Julia Gerlach is the editor of Bead&Button. Email her at jgerlach@ beadandbutton.com.

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triangle, and exit a tip A. Pick up 20 B Charlottes, three color I 130 Charlottes, seven 110 seed beads, three I Charlottes, and 20 B Charlottes. Sew through a tip A adjacent to the one your thread exited at the start of this step, and continue through the following tip A (photo c). Repeat this stitch twice. [6] Work as in step 5 to make a fringe beginning and ending with 15 B Charlottes (photo d). Repeat twice. [7] Work as in step 5 to make a fringe with five B Charlottes, three I Charlottes, five 110 seed beads, three I Charlottes, and five B Charlottes (photo e). Repeat twice.

[8] Sew down through the top three B Charlottes of the first fringe loop made in the previous step. Pick up three B Charlottes, and sew up through the top three B Charlottes of the adjacent fringe loop (photo f). Sew through the adjacent tip A in the triangle, and continue through the following tip A. Repeat this step around to connect the top layer of fringe loops. End the thread. [9] Fill each 3-D triangle with a small amount of fiberfill. Align the ladder rows of the triangles, and using any remaining thread, zigzag through the corresponding As on the two triangles to connect them. End any remaining threads. w

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